How to Unclog Your Kitchen Sink Drain

How to Unclog Your Kitchen Sink Drain

Isn’t it great when your kids help you clean up after dinner, especially without even having to ask them. It’s such a blessed treat for many parents that they don’t think to impart their knowledge of what can and shouldn’t go down the drain – until, of course, the deed is done.

And there you have just one of countless ways that, for all the caution we practice and preach, certain items like grease, cooking oils, leafy vegetables, and chicken bones end up inside your sink drain or garbage disposal before trouble can be averted.

But that’s okay – sometimes, at least. Because not every clogged drain requires our services to unclog it. So, here’s what to try the next time you’re faced with a clogged kitchen sink drain in an effort to save you both time and money.

A-Plunging We Will Go

If you don’t already have one, you would do well to purchase a short-handled plumber with a flat, bell-shaped bottom – not the flanged bottom that your toilet plunger features. Then, follow these simple steps:

Partially fill your sink with water

If you have two drains, cover the other one to allow the pressure from the plunger to do its work

Cover the drain completely with the plunger and give it a few forceful plunges

Remove the plunger and see if the clog drains away

If not, it may take a few more repetitions to get the job done.

Use Your Own Drain Cleaning Solution

Who needs an expensive chemical drain cleaning solution when you can concoct your own out of everyday household supplies? Certainly not you, we trust!

Mix equal amounts of vinegar and baking soda (about ½-cup each and pour the mixture down the drain

Allow the solution to sit for about five minutes

Run hot water down the drain and see if the clog has cleared away

Once again, if you don’t get the desired result after one try, it’s worth repeating the process at least one more time.

We wish we could tell you that these DIY drain cleaning solutions will work every time, either on their own or when practiced consecutively. But we can’t. So, for all those occasions when no amount of DIY techniques will get your drain clog, it’s Norhio Plumbing to the rescue. Just as we have been for many thousands of local home and business owners since 1973.